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Telangana Phone tapping row: Ex-SIB chief Prabhakar appears before SIT

Hyderabad, June 9 (UNI) T. Prabhakar Rao, the former Chief of the Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) appeared before SIT probing the alleged phone tapping case, here on Monday.
Prabhakar, the prime accused in the sensational phone tapping case, returned to Hyderabad on Sunday evening after spending over 15 months in the United States.
Prabhakar, who had been evading questioning since the case was registered at Panjagutta police station in March last year.
According to sources, he was questioned by the SIT officials for more than 8-hours in the case.
He will again appear before the investigators on June 11 for questioning in connection with alleged illegal surveillance during the BRS regime.
The SIT officials have questioned the former SIB chief based on the statements recorded earlier from senior police officers N. Bhujanga Rao, P. Radha Kishan Rao, G. Praneeth Rao and M. Tirupathanna who were previously arrested and questioned by SIT officials in connection with the case.
The SIT is likely to focus on the intercepting of phone calls of several political leaders including the then TPCC chief A. Revanth Reddy and his family members, Telugu film actors, celebrities, judges and journalists.
According to investigators, one of the accused confessed to intercepting the phone calls of a High Court judge, political leaders, journalists, and members of civil society.
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar had earlier said the statement given by Prabhakar during the inquiry must be made public. Because it is not just about the Telangana CM – he tapped the phone of congress, BJP, BRS leaders, judges and even mine.
The public has the right to know under who instructions the phone tapping was done, he added.
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